f1vlad writes: "Replay Games is looking to collect $500,000 by May 2 on Kickstarter to realize plans for a new release of Leisure Suit Larry. If successful, the game will run on most popular platforms such as iOS, Android, Windows Phones, and more."

f1vlad writes: A bunch of fans of Aimi Eguchi, the newest member of the Japanese idol group AKB 48, were shocked to discover that she was actually a computer generated composite of the "best features" of other members of the group.

f1vlad writes: A 59-year-old man has been jailed in Gastonia, N.C., on charges of larceny after allegedly robbing an RBC Bank for $1 so he could get health care in prison. Richard James Verone handed a female teller a note demanding the money and claiming that he had a gun, according to the police report.

f1vlad writes: Two iPhones will join astronauts on the last shuttle mission to space. After docking astronauts will undertake a number of experiments with little tourists involving gyroscope, accelerometer, and camera. For example, one of the experiments will show whether it's possible to determine shuttle position in the space.

f1vlad writes: "Researchers at Michigan State University have built a prototype, based on the research first released in 2009, of the Wave Disk Generator — an engine that does not have pistons, crankshafts or valves"